Mark Cardilli Jr. was arrested Friday in the killing of Isahak Muse in Portland’s Riverton neighborhood March 16. Muse’s family says it’s ‘only the first step in ensuring justice for him.’
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Strict right whale protection goal raises concerns among lobstermen
Federal regulators say the lobster industry faces a daunting task to reducing fishing gear-related whale deaths by at least 60%.
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Truck crash shuts down Maine Turnpike lanes in Portland for 4 hours
State police say a tractor-trailer hauling cleaning solvent overturned north of Exit 46.
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Man chases, fires gun at apparent robber, Portland police say
The man tells police he pulled a gun when a masked man opened his car door, then fired two shots as he chased him down Washington Avenue.
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Publisher folds Portland Phoenix but hopes ads for legal pot can revive it
The alternative weekly, the last survivor in what was once a group of four Phoenix publications, stopped publication in February.
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A year later, Barbecue Yee is trying a different path to baseball success
After unsuccessfully suing Portland schools in 2018 to get on the Deering High varsity team, Yee has chosen not to play high school baseball this spring.
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Tenants of former Portland bookie can stay – for now
Stephen Mardigan is serving a sentence of 15 months in federal prison for running what was believed to be Maine’s largest illegal gambling operation.
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‘Who am I?’ The man who started out as ‘Billy Sunshine’ may never know
The baby who would become Ronald Reed Perreault was abandoned in a car in Portland in March 1937. Now, at 82, he’s scouring records in hopes of solving a lifelong mystery.
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Union says mail carrier shortages are hampering delivery service
The Portland branch of the National Association of Letter Carriers says the tight labor market and changes in what the post office delivers are causing the staffing issues that affect deliveries.
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Maine Med’s Emergency Dept. also to experience a baby boom
Not to be outdone by their 9 pregnant colleagues in Maine Med’s Labor and Delivery Unit, workers in the Emergency Department go public with news that 12 members of their staff are expecting.